Three top automotive and motorcycle trade shows will take the stage together in Taipei this April, promising an unprecedented opportunity for industry buyers and sellers. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) recently announced that the 2008 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessorie

Defense technology generally gives the impression that it is cold and rigid, and good only for making war. In fact, however, this type of technology has been playing a key role in commercial applications for as long as you might imagine. The Taiwan Design Center (TDC) is trying to marry defense

Clearco Products, a company with definite goals and driven to innovate, has evolved into the world's largest supplier of performance wiper blades. Its globally-famous in-house Arista-branded series of products, long taken for granted as effective profit-makers, are trusted name-brand items at big i

Locks have been a vital part of human lives for over 2,000 years, even if only serving as peace of mind, and its importance has never waned because the demand for privacy and security continues unabated, especially nowadays when terrorism seems to be on our doorsteps and the widening rich-and-poor

The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), the Executive Yuan's economic think tank, predicts that Taiwan's population will start shrinking in 17 years at the latest, thanks to the trend toward single-child families and double-income, no-kids (DINK) families. With fewer children a

The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), the Executive Yuan' s economic think tank, predicts that Taiwan' s population will start shrinking in 17 years at the latest, thanks to the trend toward single-child families and double-income, no-kids (DINK) families. With fewer children

Taipei, June 6, 2006 (CENS)—Over 30,000 overseas buyers including 1,000 some from mainland China will attend Computex Taipei 2006, which kicks off today. A total of 1,300 suppliers will demonstrate their latest products at over 2,900 booths at the five-day computer-trade show, currently the larg

Safety examination of lighting products, including light sources, power controllers, lighting fixtures and lighting control systems, is a top concern to consumers. Safety is a much more important issue than energy conservation, proper light brightness and even ease on eyes, given the fact that

Asia's first automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006), was held on Apr. 17-20 at the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) in Taiwan. The main organizers of the show, which is to be an annual event, were th

Taipei, May 29, 2006 (CENS)--With the current session of the Legislative Yuan scheduled to wrap up tomorrow (May 30), four major government budgets, totaling NT$2.7 trillion in scale, have yet to obtain approval by the yuan, victim of the cross fire between the ruling and opposition parties over th

Hong Kong, May 22, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's Tatung Co. recently became Taiwan's only supplier—and one of only five suppliers in the world—for IPTV set-top boxes (STBs) after receiving product certification from Alcatel and Microsoft for their jointly developed new IPTV technology platform, according t

Taipei, May 18, 2006 (CENS)--After maintaining low profile for quite a while, the National Security Fund, under the Executive Yuan, recently signed a contract for discretionary-account operation with the Central Trust of China (CTC), authorizing the latter to sell the balance of its share holdings,

Taipei, April 18, 2006 (CENS)-- Trend Micro Inc., a Taiwan-based leader in network-virus protection and Internet content security solutions for the enterprises, has signed an agreement with Microsoft of the United States to continue offering anti-virus services to MSN Hotmail. In 2004, Trend Mic

Taipei, April 13, 2006 (CENS)--Asia's first and only automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006) will be held on Apr. 17-20 at the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) in Taiwan. The chief organizers of the a

Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd. Shares resumed trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter stock market on March 23 after nearly eight years of restructuring that began in 1998. "The trade resumption means the restructuring has been successfully carried out, " comments Chung-yu Wang, company chairman a

Taipei, April 3, 2006 (CENS)--Thanks to the influx of orders from diverse areas such as the Internet and communications, medical, national defense, security monitoring, automobile, and point of sales (POS) sectors, domestic manufacturers of industrial personal computers (IPCs) saw substantial incre

John Lin, president of 2uDG Taiwan Corp., thinks that his company will soon become a prime motivator for Taiwan's sluggish Internet protocol (IP) telecommunications market thanks to his patented telecoms security solution and patented e-mail dialing solution, along with the formation of alliances.

As the world's top producer of information technology (IT) and electronics products, Taiwan surpasses global competitors in product design, innovation, manufacturing flexibility and cost control. But the slowdown in global personal computer (PC) demand and the increasingly competitive consumer elec

To beef up Taiwan' s safety and security industry, the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) are determined to jointly help the industry to tap the world market. The two government units, both of which operate under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (M

Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--To further integrate group resources for the aggressive development of its automotive electronics business, Lite-On Technology Corp. recently announced that it has acquired a 100% stake in Lite-On Automotive Corp. through a share swap. To make the acquisition, Lite

As the world's top producer of information technology (IT) and electronics products, Taiwan surpasses global competitors in product design, innovation, manufacturing flexibility and cost control. But the slowdown in global personal computer (PC) demand and the increasingly competitive consumer elec

The Taiwan Automotive International Forum & Exhibition (TAIFE), the first of its kind, was held on Oct. 17-19 in Taipei. The aim was to boost the development of the domestic auto-parts industry and facilitate its transformation from pure manufacturing to system development, and to help give local p

Four local manufacturing associations-the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA), Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association (TMDIA)-recently established the Taipei Cart

Taipei, March 3, 2006 (CENS)--After introducing popular online games, mainland China-based Kingsoft Corp. plans to find an agent in Taiwan and debut other application and software products here. Kingsoft president Lei Jun claimed that his company's Kingsoft Antivirus and Word Processing System (

Taipei, Feb. 14, 2006 (CENS)--Although Microsoft Corp. announced it would begin offering on-line antivirus service in June this year, Trend Micro pointed out that Microsoft' s entry into the field would unlikely take heavy toll on its business considering different market focuses of the two compani

Thanks to the sharp increase in on-line subscribers, the popularity of broadband networks, and encouragement of the government, on-line banking has become a hot channel for financial dealings in Taiwan. With the emergence of the Internet and the government' s active promotion of e-commerce, loca

Taiwan' s first automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006) will be held on Apr. 17-20 in the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center. The show, which is to be an annual event, is being organized by the Taiwan External Tr

Taipei, Jan. 5, 2006 (CENS)--The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) yesterday unveiled a consortium in Taipei, materializing its plan to help boost Taiwan' s automobile-electronics industry through collective strength. The automobile-electronics consortium evolv

Four local manufacturing associations-the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA), Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association (TMDIA)-recently established the Taipei Cart

The Taiwan Automotive International Forum & Exhibition (TAIFE), the first of its kind, was held on Oct. 17-19 in Taipei. The aim was to boost the development of the domestic auto-parts industry and facilitate its transformation from pure manufacturing to system development, and to help give local p